Wills v. County of Pike

Mr. Presiding Justice Shurtlefp

delivered the opinion of the court.

Appellee, Abner V. Wills, filed his bill of complaint to the April term, A. D. 1923, of the circuit court of Pike county and named the County of Pike, in the State of Illinois, the board of supervisors of said county, the Town of Pittsfield, Roy Likes, county superintendent of highways, and Mike Dueey, Jr., commissioner of highways of said town, and all of the said County of Pike, defendants.

At the time of filing the bill, appellee was the owner of the west half of the northwest quarter of section 28, and 26% acres of land in…